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Scientific American's departing editor and the politicization of science

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473 points Bostonian | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 22:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.227s | source
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tlogan ◴[19 Nov 24 13:33 UTC] No.42183230[source]▶
The issue isn’t that Scientific American leans “pro-Democrat” and it is political. It always has, and that’s understandable.

The real problem is that the modern Democratic Party increasingly aligns with postmodernism, which is inherently anti-science (Postmodernism challenges the objectivity and universality of scientific knowledge, framing it as a social construct shaped by culture, power, and historical context, rather than an evidence-based pursuit of truth).

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felixgallo ◴[19 Nov 24 13:42 UTC] No.42183318[source]▶
What in the holy hell are you talking about? Are you really saying But it’s the Democrats that reject science and reason?
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tlogan ◴[19 Nov 24 13:54 UTC] No.42183433[source]▶
Yes, a portion of Democratic Party leadership has appeared to move away from science and reason in some cases.

One example that frustrated me as a taxpayer and parent with kids in school: here in California, it was Democratic policymakers who removed Algebra from high school curricula, arguing that it would help address disparities among minority students.

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1. kenjackson ◴[19 Nov 24 18:24 UTC] No.42186592[source]▶
Can you point me to the high school where Algebra was removed? I know they were doing work on when to introduce Algebra I, but I've never seen any mention of the class being fully removed from a high school.